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Has Anyone's Reaction To Gluten Changed Over Time?


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Hi everyone. I have been gluten-free for 2-1/2 years. Since being off gluten, I have had very distinctive reactions when I have accidentally ingested gluten. At first, it would happen almost exactly 12 hours from ingestion. I would have severe stomach pain for 6 hours, with severe nausea and some vomiting. At the end of the 6 hours, it was over and done. I would feel a little strange for a few days afterwards. Then, about 6 months ago, it changed to 24 hours after ingestion of gluten accidentally. (Every time I have gotten gluttened has been from eating out or eating at someone elses house). But, the symptoms were still the same.

Over the last 3-4 weeks, I have been havign some stomach issues. Off and on mild stomach pain and frequent bowel movements, but not diarrhea and poor appetite. It dawned on me today that I have eaten out 4 times in the past month or so, eaten at church once and eaten at a friend's house once, and have not been gluttened. Then, I started wondering if these "different" digestive symptoms were actually gluten reactions.

Has this happened to anyone else? Have you had certain symptoms for a period of time and then had your reaction change to something else?

Thanks for your input.


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Melissa,

I am almost three years in as well and I think this is happening to me, too, although I'm not certain and I'm too terrified of gluten to deliberately ingest it and test my theory. Others will post but I think I've read others remarking on the same thing.

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It makes sense to me that as your intestine heals it's reaction will also be some different. When you started to react back before you were sick enough to be dx'd, maybe it was like this.

2ofus2kids2dogs Apprentice
It makes sense to me that as your intestine heals it's reaction will also be some different. When you started to react back before you were sick enough to be dx'd, maybe it was like this.

Thanks to you both for posting. I know what you mean about being too scared to ingest it on purpose. You know, these recent symptoms do remind me of what I was feeling before diagnosis. Although, it was all the time, because I was eating gluten all the time.

I appreciate your responses. I really do think that is what is going on. I ate out late Sunday afternoon and my symptoms started about 12 hours later. Yesterday, I just felt off all day and my stomach was a mess. Today, though, I feel pretty much back to normal. This has happened 3-4 times over the past month, but always just for a short period of time and no one else in my family has had any stomach symptoms. I think I'm going to try to start recording when it happens and see if I can find a pattern.

Thanks for your help.

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